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The Fashion Show (U.S. TV series)
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The Fashion Show: Ultimate Collection (popularly known as simply The Fashion Show) is an American reality television
series on the Bravo network which focuses on fashion design
and is hosted by fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi
and supermodel
Iman
. The contestants compete against each other to create the best clothes and are usually restricted in time, materials, and theme. Their designs are judged and one or more designers are eliminated each week. The show was originally co-hosted by Kelly Rowland
, however, she was replaced by Iman in Season 2.
It replaces Bravo's former fashion-competition TV show Project Runway
, which has moved to Lifetime.
Internationally the show was broadcast on Dutch television RTL 5
and will be broadcast on British Pay-TV channel Really
.
and Isaac Mizrahi
as hosts. The hosts were also judges and were joined by Fern Mallis
and Laura Brown
in the judging panel.
Fifteen designers compete to win $125,000 and have their fashions sold in retail. America chooses the winner as these designers are presented with challenges that test their skill.
, returning host Isaac Mizrahi
, and returning judge Laura Brown
of Harper's Bazaar
all join together as the second season introduces a new format. The contestants are now split up into two fashion houses. Each fashion house must create a cohesive fashion show for each episode, from the ground up. This includes everything from the lighting, music, the set, and of course the fashions.
Simply called The Fashion Show during the show's first season, the second season expands the title to The Fashion Show: Ultimate Collection.
Set to premiere Tuesday, November 9 at 10pm/9pm Central, the season will feature 12 designers competing to create the ultimate collection as well as the chance to win $125,000 from TRESemme Professional Hair Care.
In one episode, Calvin Tran declared about having to work with other contestants, "Oh, here go hell come!" It became widely ridiculed on The Soup
.
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
series on the Bravo network which focuses on fashion design
Fashion design
Fashion design is the art of the application of design and aesthetics or natural beauty to clothing and accessories. Fashion design is influenced by cultural and social latitudes, and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories....
and is hosted by fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi
Isaac Mizrahi
Isaac Mizrahi is an American TV presenter, fashion designer, and was the creative director of Liz Claiborne. He is best known for his eponymous fashion lines.-Early life:...
and supermodel
Supermodel
The term supermodel refers to a highly-paid fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in haute couture and commercial modeling. The term became prominent in the popular culture of the 1980s. Supermodels usually work for top fashion designers and labels...
Iman
Iman (model)
Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid , professionally known as Iman , is a Somali-American fashion model, actress and entrepreneur. A pioneer in the field of ethnic cosmetics, she is also noted for her charitable work. She is married to David Bowie.-Early life:Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, Iman is the daughter...
. The contestants compete against each other to create the best clothes and are usually restricted in time, materials, and theme. Their designs are judged and one or more designers are eliminated each week. The show was originally co-hosted by Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland
Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child...
, however, she was replaced by Iman in Season 2.
It replaces Bravo's former fashion-competition TV show Project Runway
Project Runway
Project Runway is an American reality television series on Lifetime Television, previously on the Bravo network, which focuses on fashion design and is hosted by model Heidi Klum. The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes and are restricted in time, materials and theme...
, which has moved to Lifetime.
Internationally the show was broadcast on Dutch television RTL 5
RTL 5
RTL 5 is the 2nd channel of the RTL Group in the Netherlands. The channel mainly broadcasts American films and hit series but also local productions including Jensen! and Holland's Next Top Model, a Dutch version of America's Next Top Model. RTL 5 recently started airing the Dutch version of...
and will be broadcast on British Pay-TV channel Really
Really (TV channel)
Really is a digital television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom as part of the UKTV family of channels. The channel launched on 19 May 2009 as the UKTV's channel for female lifestyle programming and is available on satellite through Sky, cable services primarily through Virgin Media and...
.
Season One
Season One featured Kelly RowlandKelly Rowland
Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child...
and Isaac Mizrahi
Isaac Mizrahi
Isaac Mizrahi is an American TV presenter, fashion designer, and was the creative director of Liz Claiborne. He is best known for his eponymous fashion lines.-Early life:...
as hosts. The hosts were also judges and were joined by Fern Mallis
Fern Mallis
Fern Mallis in Brooklyn, New York, was the Executive Director of 7th on Sixth productions, the Vice President of marketing for International Management Group models, as well as the Vice President of IMG fashion...
and Laura Brown
Laura Brown
Laura Brown is the Special Projects Director of Harper's Bazaar magazine.She is currently a judge on The Fashion Show , which is in its second season on the Bravo network....
in the judging panel.
Fifteen designers compete to win $125,000 and have their fashions sold in retail. America chooses the winner as these designers are presented with challenges that test their skill.
Season Two
New host ImanIman (model)
Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid , professionally known as Iman , is a Somali-American fashion model, actress and entrepreneur. A pioneer in the field of ethnic cosmetics, she is also noted for her charitable work. She is married to David Bowie.-Early life:Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, Iman is the daughter...
, returning host Isaac Mizrahi
Isaac Mizrahi
Isaac Mizrahi is an American TV presenter, fashion designer, and was the creative director of Liz Claiborne. He is best known for his eponymous fashion lines.-Early life:...
, and returning judge Laura Brown
Laura Brown
Laura Brown is the Special Projects Director of Harper's Bazaar magazine.She is currently a judge on The Fashion Show , which is in its second season on the Bravo network....
of Harper's Bazaar
Harper's Bazaar
Harper’s Bazaar is an American fashion magazine, first published in 1867. Harper’s Bazaar is published by Hearst and, as a magazine, considers itself to be the style resource for “women who are the first to buy the best, from casual to couture.”...
all join together as the second season introduces a new format. The contestants are now split up into two fashion houses. Each fashion house must create a cohesive fashion show for each episode, from the ground up. This includes everything from the lighting, music, the set, and of course the fashions.
Simply called The Fashion Show during the show's first season, the second season expands the title to The Fashion Show: Ultimate Collection.
Set to premiere Tuesday, November 9 at 10pm/9pm Central, the season will feature 12 designers competing to create the ultimate collection as well as the chance to win $125,000 from TRESemme Professional Hair Care.
In one episode, Calvin Tran declared about having to work with other contestants, "Oh, here go hell come!" It became widely ridiculed on The Soup
The Soup
The Soup is an E! Entertainment Television weekly series; it is a revamped version of Talk Soup that focuses on recaps of various pop culture and television show moments of the week...
.
Season 1 Contestants
(in order of elimination)- Jonny Day
- Kristin Hassan
- Laura Dawson
- Markus Ketty
- Andrew ChristianAndrew ChristianAndrew Christian is a fashion designer. He became interested in fashion from an early age. Right after he graduated high school, he moved to Los Angeles, California to begin working in the fashion world. Christian soon decided he didn't like working for everyone else...
- Keith Lissner
- Angel Chang
- Lidia Amirova
- Haven Howell
- Merlin Castell
- Johnny Rodriguez
- Reco ChappleReco ChappleReco Chapple , is an American fashion designer. He finished 4th in Bravo TV's series, "The Fashion Show". Chapple has a background in architecture and performing arts and founded the company Studio 423 in Chattanooga....
- James-Paul Ancheta (2nd Runner-Up)
- Daniella Kallmayer (1st Runner-Up & Judges' Choice)
- Anna McCraney (Winner)
Season 1 Challenges
| Episode Number | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mini- Challenge Winner(s) |
Keith Merlin |
Angel Lidia Merlin |
Lidia | Daniella | Daniella | Merlin |
Anna | Anna | Daniella |
| Main Challenge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna | HIGH | HIGH | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | FINALIST | WINNER | 12 - Finale—Part 2. | |
| Daniella | WIN | HIGH | WIN | SAFE | LOW | HIGH | SAFE | WIN | FINALIST | ||||
| WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | LOW | LOW | FINALIST | |||
| Reco | SAFE | WIN | HIGH | SAFE | LOW | LOW | HIGH | SAFE | OUT | 11 - Finale—Part 1. | |||
| SAFE | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | HIGH | WIN | SAFE | OUT | |||||
| Merlin | HIGH | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | WIN | HIGH | SAFE | OUT | ||||
| Haven | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | HIGH | WIN | OUT | ||||||
| Lidia | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | 7 - On the Job. | ||||||
| Angel | SAFE | SAFE | HIGH | LOW | OUT | 6 - Mean Girls. | |||||||
| Keith | SAFE | OUT | 5 - Shape Shifters. | ||||||||||
| Andrew | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||
| Markus | SAFE | LOW | OUT | ||||||||||
| Laura | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||||
| Kristin | LOW | QUIT | |||||||||||
| Jonny D. | OUT | ||||||||||||
- Team 1, consisting of Angel, James-Paul, Lidia, Merlin were selected as the top team. But Lidia was chosen as the individual winner of this challenge and won an immunity.
- Team 3, consisting of Haven, Johnny R., and Reco, were selected as the top team. But Johnny R. was chosen as the individual winner of this challenge.
- The remaining eight contestants were separated into four teams consisting of: Anna & Haven; Johnny R. & Merlin; Lidia & James-Paul; and Daniella & Reco. The four teams each created one outfit.
- The remaining four contestants all presented an entire collection on the runway from which the judges chose three to be voted upon by the show's viewers.
- (WINNER) Designer was chosen by viewers as the winner of The Fashion Show.
- [(1ST) RUNNER-UP] Designer came in second place in the votes.
- [(2ND) RUNNER-UP] Designer came in third place in the votes.
- (FINALIST) Designer was selected by judges as a finalist to be voted on by viewers.
- (WIN) Designer was selected by judges as the winner of the challenge.
- (HIGH) Designer had one of the best designs determined by fashion show audience.
- (LOW) Designer had one of the worst designs determined by fashion show audience.
- (LOW) Designer was in the bottom two.
- (OUT) Designer was eliminated.
- (QUIT) Designer voluntarily left the competition.
- (SAFE) Designer was declared safe; Team was in the middle of the pack.
- [SAFE1] Designer was on the winning team.
- [SAFE2] Designer was on the losing team.
| Designer | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna | Team 2 | Team 2 | Team 2 |
| Daniella | Team 1 | Team 2 | Team 2 |
| James-Paul | Team 1 | Team 1 | Team 1 |
| Reco | Team 3 | Team 3 | Team 3 |
| Johnny R. | Team 3 | Team 3 | Team 3 |
| Merlin | Team 1 | Team 1 | Team 1 |
| Haven | Team 3 | Team 3 | Team 3 |
| Lidia | Team 1 | Team 1 | Team 1 |
| Angel | Team 1 | Team 1 | Team 1 |
| Keith | Team 2 | Team 2 | Team 2 |
| Andrew | Team 2 | Team 2 | Team 2 |
| Markus | Team 3 | Team 3 | Team 3 |
| Laura | Team 3 | Team 3 | |
| Kristin | Team 2 | ||
| Jonny D. | Team 2 | ||
- Bold Text: Designer was team leader that week.
- Teams were disbanded on Week 4, thus rendering it an individual competition from there on out.
Season 2 Contestants
Elimination Order- Francine Simmons
- Mike VenselMike VenselMike Vensel is an American fashion designer known for his minimalist aesthetic and use of traditional natural materials. Each collection explores natural, cultural and architectural elements and creates a fusion between organic design evolution and futuristic ideas of a second skin...
(Quit)* - Tamara Jones
- Rolando "Ro" Tamez
- Golnessa Farmanara
- David Caldwell
- Cindy Ayvar
- Eduardo de las Casas
- Cesar Gallindo
- Dominique Pearl David
- Calvin Tran
- Jeffrey Williams
Season 2 Challenges
| Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey | WIN | LOW | SAFE | WIN | LOW | WINNER | |||||
| Calvin | LOW | | | LOW | WIN | |||||||
| Dominique | HIGH | WIN | WIN | LOW | WIN | ||||||
| Cesar | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | SAFE | HIGH | OUT | ||||
| Eduardo | HIGH | WIN | WIN | WIN | HIGH | OUT | |||||
| Cindy | OUT | ||||||||||
| David | LOW | HIGH | OUT | ||||||||
| Golnessa | LOW | HIGH | OUT | ||||||||
| Ro | OUT | ||||||||||
| Tamara | OUT | ||||||||||
| Mike | QUIT | ||||||||||
| Francine | OUT | ||||||||||
- (WINNER) Designer was chosen by viewers as the winner of The Fashion Show.
- [(1ST) RUNNER-UP] Designer placed second in the voting.
- [(2ND) RUNNER-UP] Designer placed third in the voting.
- (FINALIST) Designer was selected by judges as a finalist to be voted on by viewers.
- (WIN) Designer was selected by judges as the winner of the challenge.
- (HIGH) Designer had one of the best designs determined by the judges.
- (LOW) Designer was called last before the final two.
- (LOW) Designer was in the bottom two.
- (OUT) Designer was eliminated.
- (QUIT) Designer voluntarily left the competition.
- [SAFE1] Designer was on the winning team.
- [SAFE2] Designer was on the losing team.
| Designer | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey | Emerald Syx | Emerald | Emerald | Emerald | Emerald | NAMI | Diamond | Emerald | Emerald |
| Calvin | Emerald Syx | Emerald | NAMI | NAMI | NAMI | NAMI | Gold | NAMI | NAMI |
| Dominique | NAMI | NAMI | NAMI | NAMI | NAMI | NAMI | Diamond | NAMI | NAMI |
| Cesar | NAMI | NAMI | Emerald | Emerald | Emerald | Emerald | Platinum | Emerald | Emerald |
| Eduardo | NAMI | NAMI | NAMI | NAMI | NAMI | NAMI | Platinum | NAMI | |
| Cindy | Emerald Syx | Emerald | Emerald | Emerald | Emerald | Emerald | Gold | ||
| David | NAMI | NAMI | NAMI | NAMI | NAMI | Emerald | |||
| Golnessa | Emerald Syx | Emerald | Emerald | Emerald | Emerald | ||||
| Ro | NAMI | NAMI | NAMI | NAMI | |||||
| Tamara | Emerald Syx | Emerald | Emerald | ||||||
| Mike | NAMI | NAMI | |||||||
| Francine | Emerald Syx | ||||||||
- In Week 2, House of Emerald Syx was renamed House of Emerald.: In Week 7, designers were randomly paired by taking rings (diamond, gold or platinum) out of a bag.